Heaton Avenue, A Share Primary Academy
South Parade, Cleckheaton, BD19 3AE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- SHARE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Quinn
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- SHARE Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Spen Valley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 461
- Pupils on roll
- 321
- URN
- 141904
- Local authority
- Kirklees
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01274028613
About this school
Heaton Avenue, A Share Primary Academy is a primary academy in Cleckheaton. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 321 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Heaton Avenue, A Share Primary Academy, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 45 | 51 | 56 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 56% | 35% | 41% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 64% | 49% | 59% |
| Expected standard in maths | 76% | 51% | 59% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 71% | 71% | 61% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 101.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.60 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Heaton Avenue, A Share Primary Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Kirklees average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 56% | 56.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 35% | 57.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 41% | 58.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 386 |
| 2023/24 | 385 |
| 2024/25 | 361 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Heaton Avenue, A Share Primary Academy compares
Heaton Avenue, A Share Primary Academy ranked 96th of 101 primary schools in Kirklees for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 12% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 41% | 5.6% | 26.5% | 321 | — |
| Whitechapel Church of England Primary School | 69% | 5.4% | 12.1% | 419 | 0.4 miles |
| Howard Park Community School | 59% | 5.5% | 25% | 235 | 0.6 miles |
| High Bank Junior Infant and Nursery School | 30% | 6.8% | 49.2% | 128 | 0.8 miles |
| Hightown Primary School | — | — | — | — | 0.8 miles |
| Scholes Village Primary School | 50% | 5.1% | 25.5% | 217 | 1.3 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
- 21 May 2024
-
Ungraded inspection report3 February 2023
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 26.45%
- English as an additional language
- 10.5%
- Overall absence
- 5.59%
- Persistent absence
- 14.92%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Whitechapel Church of England Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Cleckheaton
-
Howard Park Community School0.6 miles
Primary · Cleckheaton
-
High Bank Junior Infant and Nursery School0.8 miles
Primary · Liversedge
-
Hightown Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Liversedge
-
Scholes Village Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Cleckheaton
Other schools in Cleckheaton
Heaton Avenue, A Share Primary Academy ranks 6th of the 6 ranked primary schools in Cleckheaton.
Common questions
- What ages does Heaton Avenue, A Share Primary Academy teach?
- Heaton Avenue, A Share Primary Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Cleckheaton.
- Who is the headteacher of Heaton Avenue, A Share Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of Heaton Avenue, A Share Primary Academy is Mrs Sarah Quinn, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Heaton Avenue, A Share Primary Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Heaton Avenue, A Share Primary Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Heaton Avenue, A Share Primary Academy?
- Heaton Avenue, A Share Primary Academy has 321 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Heaton Avenue, A Share Primary Academy full?
- Heaton Avenue, A Share Primary Academy has capacity for 461 pupils and 321 on roll (70%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Heaton Avenue, A Share Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Heaton Avenue, A Share Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Heaton Avenue, A Share Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Heaton Avenue, A Share Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Is Heaton Avenue, A Share Primary Academy part of an academy trust?
- Heaton Avenue, A Share Primary Academy is part of SHARE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Heaton Avenue, A Share Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 56% in 2022/23 and 41% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Heaton Avenue, A Share Primary Academy compare with other schools in Kirklees?
- Heaton Avenue, A Share Primary Academy ranked 96th of 101 primary schools in Kirklees for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 12% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Heaton Avenue, A Share Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Heaton Avenue, A Share Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 5.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Heaton Avenue, A Share Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Heaton Avenue, A Share Primary Academy's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 2 July 2026.